Brad Heller Posted September 14, 2006 Report Posted September 14, 2006 Hey everyone, I'm new to these forums! I've been playing for a long time but I havn't ever built one, so I figured it would be a fun project ! So, I never considered it before, but does the wood of an electric body actually influence the tone? I've always figured it was the electronics, but . . . Quote
unclej Posted September 14, 2006 Report Posted September 14, 2006 Hey everyone, I'm new to these forums! I've been playing for a long time but I havn't ever built one, so I figured it would be a fun project ! So, I never considered it before, but does the wood of an electric body actually influence the tone? I've always figured it was the electronics, but . . . welcome to the forum..and yes, the type of wood, or more specifically the density of the wood does effect the tone of a guitar. how and how much is a subject that has been talked about quite a bit here. if you'll use the search function you'll probably find more info than you wanted. Quote
Prostheta Posted September 14, 2006 Report Posted September 14, 2006 Suffice it to say that the body is a subtractive frequency absorber in solidbodies, which transmits energy and has a tendency - depending on the materials - to convert a proportion of the movement (vibration) energy into heat in miniscule amounts through molecular friction. This is turn affects the way the strings vibrate as they're held between at two major nodal points (fret/saddle) and several very minor ones (fret>nut, saddle>ferrule, fret>nut, nut>tuner) and the body vibrating will....oh sorry, I meant "yes". I agree with UncleJ. Quote
unclej Posted September 14, 2006 Report Posted September 14, 2006 Suffice it to say that the body is a subtractive frequency absorber in solidbodies, which transmits energy and has a tendency - depending on the materials - to convert a proportion of the movement (vibration) energy into heat in miniscule amounts through molecular friction. This is turn affects the way the strings vibrate as they're held between at two major nodal points (fret/saddle) and several very minor ones (fret>nut, saddle>ferrule, fret>nut, nut>tuner) and the body vibrating will....oh sorry, I meant "yes". I agree with UncleJ. that's exactly what i was gonna say..i just didn't want to be a show off. Quote
Prostheta Posted September 14, 2006 Report Posted September 14, 2006 Hahaha...nobody points out that guitars heat up microscopically the harder you play!! Quote
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